Longhirst Grange Colliery

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	Longhirst Grange Colliery	Index	Longhirst Grange Colliery

Location:	Morpeth 15½ miles [25 km] NNW of Newcastle
Map Ref:	(Sheet 81) NZ217882, 55° 11' 16" N, 1° 39' 33" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	1880s - H. Bell
	1880s - John Thompson & Sons
	1890s - Robert Nicholson
	1900s - Longhirst Grange Colliery Co. Ltd.
Output:	1882 - Coal.
	1883 - Coal, Landsale.
	1888 - Coal (Landsale).
	1890 - Coal (Landsale).
	1894 - Coal: Household.
	1896 - Coal: Household.
	1900 - Coal: Household.
	1902 - Coal: Household.
Employment:	1882 - 0 [Sinking]
	1894 - 17 (15 below, 2 surface)
	1896 - 16 (13 below, 3 surface)
	1900 - 25 (22 below, 3 surface)
	1902 - 0 [Standing]
	Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

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Pringle, John, 19 Mar 1890, 8:00 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 59, Enginewright, fell from surface into an old shaft which he and others were repairing [More information ...]

Waddle, William, 27 Feb 1896, aged 30, Hewer, A heavy fall of roof occurred close up to the face of the bord, reeling out one prop at one edge. Although the place was planked about every yard, as a rule, the last one was 8 feet from the face. Had he put up another one as he should have done the accident would not have happened [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Longhirst

2 names found

1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
Headstone(s) in St. John's Churchyard, Longhirst
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works